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Highway to Hell: The Road Where Childhoods are Stolen

Highway to Hell: The Road Where Childhoods are Stolen

by Matt Roper (Author)

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    Illustrated 2013

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Synopsis

When British journalist Matt Roper and Canadian country singer Dean Brody turn onto a remote Brazilian highway, they have no idea that their lives are about to change forever. A chance encounter with a young girl, selling her body beside the road in the early morning, alerts them to an untold tragedy - thousands of girls, some as young as ten, trapped in prostitution. Travelling over 1,500 miles along the BR-116, they find entire communities living from child sexual exploitation, where parents sell their own daughters and those in authority turn a blind eye. Their shock leads to action - to bring hope, healing and justice to traumatised young lives.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 160
 Edition: 1st New edition
 Publisher: Monarch Books
Published: 20 Sep 2013
ISBN 10: 0857212540
ISBN 13: 9780857212542

Media Reviews
This is a truly important book. -- Steve Chalke
Compelling and poignant reportage that painstakingly exposes Brazil's darkest secret.Matt Roper is that rare journalist who didn't turn his back on the trauma and misery he witnessed for the adrenaline rush of the next deadline. In parts heart-breaking, in others uplifting, this is a story that needs to be told. -- Oliver Harvey * The Sun *
Few journalists remain this committed to exposing an issue. Once you get your headlines it is all too easy to move on to the next big expose. Not only is this a dark side of Brazil that Matt continues to highlight with passion, but his writing takes you so vividly into children's' lives. You are unable to stop thinking about them. Few books can do that. -- Chris Rogers * BBC Panorama *
Author Bio
Matt Roper is the author of Street Girls and Remember Me, Rescue Me. He spent eight years with the Daily Mirror as a journalist. He and his Brazilian wife now live and work in Brazil. Matt speaks fluent Portuguese.